Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization audiobook runs 8.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.9 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon
Timothy Andrés Pabon narrates 348 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,189 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
977 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization is an audiobook by Tim Queeney: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Timothy Andrés Pabon, released August 12, 2025, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Released
- August 12, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9798331968724
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How long is the Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization audiobook?
Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
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Who narrates Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization?
Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization is narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon.